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Old 11-26-2010, 08:11 AM
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Ok, I'm new at this, can someone tell me what WOF stands for? It's driving me out of what I left for a brain.
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Old 11-26-2010, 08:18 AM
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Thank ya'll soo much!
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And "width of fabric" means the measurement from selvage edge to selvage edge of the fabric, usually in the 41" to 44" range for quilting cottons.

For this reason (some fabrics are 41", some are up to 44") a fat quarter is NOT necessasrily 18" x 22". It maybe be 18" x 20& 1/2," or 21," or 22" depending on the WOF. It will still be half of a half yard, cut on the fold.
This is something many quilters misjudge.

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Here is a link that will give you lots of acronyms.
http://www.stashbuster.com/id19.html

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Thanks for the link - it took me forever to figure out the WOF....

this one is funny:

FART Fabric Acquisition Road Trip

I guess many of us are on FARTing expeditions today....

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
And "width of fabric" means the measurement from selvage edge to selvage edge of the fabric, usually in the 41" to 44" range for quilting cottons.

For this reason (some fabrics are 41", some are up to 44") a fat quarter is NOT necessasrily 18" x 22". It maybe be 18" x 20& 1/2," or 21," or 22" depending on the WOF. It will still be half of a half yard, cut on the fold.
This is something many quilters misjudge.

Jan in VA
But they should always measure 18" which is a half yard...
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